The insect swarm was wreaking havoc. Amidst the swarm of insects, the tall scarlet figure dashed around like a wolf, constantly waving his Dragon Spine Saber, slashing out huge blood-red saber waves one after another. The insects around him were constantly cleared out, only to be replaced by more. The cycle repeated itself.
The Insectoids were not afraid of death. Many Insectoids would bite their prey as hard as they could before they died, or they would activate their unique abilities. There were all kinds of abilities, such as the spider-like Insectoids that spat out spider silk, and the ant-like Insectoids that spat out corrosive mucus.
In an instant, the scene boiled over. Dense sounds constantly came from the Dragon Emperor. In just a few moments, the scarlet armor had turned colourful.
On the Dragon Emperor, Lu Ye spread out his Divine Sense, probing for the auras of Divine Sea Realm insects in the swarm. Whenever he sensed them, he would kill them.
Although the insectoid swarm was massive, the Divine Sea Realm insectoids were the ones that posed the greatest threat to the defense line at the mountain pass. He was alone, after all. Even with the Dragon Emperor, it was impossible for him to kill all of the insectoids. Therefore, he had to try his best to get rid of the high-level insectoids to reduce the pressure at the mountain pass.
Especially the dozen or so insects he encountered on his way here. If he couldn't take care of them, no matter how many insects he killed, it would be useless.
In such a battle, defense had become meaningless because Dragon Emperor was being attacked from all directions at every moment. Even if she wanted to defend, she could not do so.
He could only attack, keep attacking, and firmly grasp the initiative in his hands. Before he ran out of strength, he had to kill as many insects as possible.
His foundation was rapidly draining away. During the confrontation, Lu Ye felt like he had turned into a dilapidated house, leaking air everywhere.
Looking at his several trump cards, the blood-red Spirit Inscriptions consumed the least energy, followed by the Beast Transformation Secret Technique. The most energy-consuming was the Dragon Emperor.
Because once he wore the Dragon Emperor, it was like countless needles that couldn't be seen with the naked eye were stabbing into his body, madly devouring his strength, including his Spirit Energy, vitality, and Spiritual Energy …
This kind of devouring was omnidirectional and simply unstoppable. It was also the price he had to pay to wear the Dragon Emperor.
The only thing that made Lu Ye feel fortunate was that he was now a Second-Order Divine Sea cultivator, so his foundation was much stronger than before, so he would be able to persist for much longer.
The violent energy waves were like lights in the dark, attracting countless insectoids to swarm over like moths to a flame.
In the midst of the fierce battle, Lu Ye suddenly turned to look in a certain direction. His field of vision was filled with all kinds of strange insectoids, but in that direction, there were several powerful auras that were clearly not ordinary.
It was those dogs!
Ever since he had committed suicide and entered the swarm, he had been looking for traces of these Hound Bugs. Now that he had finally found them, he no longer hesitated. He waved his Dragon Spine Saber and forcefully made an opening. In just three breaths, a few Hound Bugs mixed in with many other Zergs came into view.
They were not large in size, but they were extremely agile in this chaotic battlefield. Using the cover of other insectoids, they attempted to approach Lu Ye.
However, Lu Ye had been paying attention to their tracks. How could he let them succeed so easily?
The moment they saw each other, the dogs and insects seemed to realize that their whereabouts had been exposed. They roared in unison and pounced on Lu Ye from different directions.
Lu Ye stared at the nearest Hound Bug and slashed down with his saber.
The Dragon Spine Saber was shrouded in a red glow, like a red-hot iron. Under the unparalleled sharpness of the saber, everything with a sharp edge was cut in half.
However, at this moment, more ferocious auras appeared behind and to the sides of Lu Ye. Under the cover of many insectoids, other Hound Bugs revealed themselves and surrounded Lu Ye, attacking together.
Lu Ye was slightly startled. These Hound Bugs … seemed to be a little different from ordinary insectoids. They actually knew how to cooperate with each other and hid themselves before they attacked. 1
In a trance, Lu Ye felt like he had been ambushed by a pack of wolves. How were these Hound Bugs? It was more appropriate to call them Wolf Bugs.
More than a dozen Hound Bugs above the Seventh Order Divine Sea Realm attacked together. Even Lu Ye, who was wearing the Dragon Throne, did not dare to ignore them. The Dragon Throne's defence was truly amazing. After all, it was an armour refined from dragon scales. Since the beginning of the battle, countless insectoids had used various methods, but they had not been able to damage the Dragon Throne. They had only made its surface mottled, but that was at the cost of Lu Ye's own strength.
In other words, all the attacks that hit the Dragon Throne would consume Lu Ye's strength.
Wearing the Dragon Throne was also constantly consuming his strength. With such double consumption, even if Lu Ye was now a Divine Sea Realm cultivator, he would not be able to last long.
He could not let so many Hound Bugs attack him at the same time, otherwise, he would not be able to defend himself.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Ye rushed towards the three-headed Hound Bug in front of him like lightning. In the blink of an eye, they were engaged in close combat. He punched a Hound Bug that was pouncing at him, sending it flying. He then kicked out and sent a second Hound Bug flying.
The Dragon Spine Saber slashed down to meet the third Hound Bug.
The huge saber turned into a blood-red arc and slashed at the back of the Hound Bug. The white bone carapace was immediately split open, and the saber was embedded in it. 1-
If it were any other insectoid, they would have been dismembered by such a saber strike, but these Hound Bugs' defence was obviously stronger than ordinary insectoids. The Dragon Spine Saber was unable to penetrate them completely.
Lu Ye's spiritual energy surged wildly and was added to the saber. He roared angrily and dragged the saber down at the same time.
An ear-piercing sound of friction rang out. The Hound Bug hissed in pain, its mouthparts squirming endlessly. Green blood spurted out. Its solid bone carapace was finally split open, and its small body was divided into two halves. 1
Its aura was annihilated.
Lu Ye did not have the slightest joy after his success, because many fierce auras around him and behind him were closing in.
* Bang bang bang … *
The Hound Bug's body slammed into the Dragon Throne and clung to it like a leech. Its mouthparts were densely packed with fangs, and it bit fiercely all over the Dragon Throne.
Lu Ye only felt that his foundation was like a flood that broke through a dam at this moment. Even the Dragon Throne itself was making sounds of difficulty.
He raised his hand and grabbed a Hound Bug that was biting his right arm. He aimed the Dragon Spine Saber at its constantly opening and closing mouthparts and stabbed straight at it.
This Hound Bug obviously realized that something was wrong and struggled to resist. However, under Lu Ye's tight confinement, how could it break free? The huge saber pierced through the Hound Bug's mouth and out from its tail. With a vicious slash, half of its body was cut off.
Lu Ye raised his hand to grab another Hound Bug. However, to his surprise, after these Hound Bugs saw the tragic fate of their companions, they all retreated, allowing him to grab Smoky Air.
They seemed to know that they could not be captured by Lu Ye again, or else it would be a disaster.
Lu Ye's expression was solemn. He finally realized one thing. The intelligence of these Hound Bugs … was much higher than ordinary insectoids! 2_
He did not know if all insectoids were like this, or if only these Hound Bugs had such ability, but their performance was indeed different from ordinary insectoids. 6
After a fierce battle and exhausting a great deal of his reserves, he had only managed to kill two of the Hound Bugs. Lu Ye was naturally dissatisfied. He immediately set his sights on the nearest Hound Bug and was just about to attack when suddenly, a violent aura approached from below. Lu Ye hastily looked down and saw a huge, ferocious mouthpart rushing towards him. The mouthpart was as large as a house, and its interior was filled with crisscrossing fangs. It was a terrifying sight.
He wanted to dodge, but he was surrounded by insectoids from all directions, so he could not dodge for a while.
The next moment, the world darkened, and he could no longer see his surroundings.
Lu Ye was furious. He never thought that there would be a day when he would be swallowed into the stomach of an insectoid. That huge mouthpart should belong to a type of Hound Bug. He had seen it before, but although this type of Hound Bug was ferocious and terrifying, it had an obvious drawback, which was that it could not fly. They could only move on the ground, so Lu Ye had ignored them all this time.
However, this did not mean that they were helpless against enemies in the air. Because of their large size, they could instantly spring up and open their mouthparts to swallow the enemy in the air.
That was how Lu Ye fell into this trap. Not only was he swallowed, but many insectoids around him were also swallowed.
The feeling of being squeezed came from all directions, and an extremely corrosive force enveloped the Dragon Emperor. The space was narrow, and it was inconvenient for him to wield his saber. If it were an ordinary Armament Cultivator being swallowed like this, it would be difficult for him to escape. If he was trapped for a long time, he would either be squeezed to death or corroded to death. 1
However, Lu Ye was not only proficient in the methods of Armament Cultivators.
As his spiritual power fluctuated, the mysterious Yin and Yang quickly outlined and merged. In the blink of an eye, a fiery red spiritual power egg was formed, and the eggshell broke.
Along with the clear cry of a phoenix, a fire phoenix broke out of the shell.
A scorching force burned in all directions, and sizzling sounds could be heard continuously. Soon, a big hole was burned in the Hound Bug's abdomen, and it broke free. Its fiery red wings spread out, and a huge creature with a wingspan of dozens of feet appeared with a bang.
If an outsider saw this scene, they would see that the tall Dragon Emperor seemed to have grown a pair of wings.
Lu Ye dragged his saber and cut open a huge gash on the worm's abdomen. He rushed straight up, and at the wound, the worm's internal organs tumbled out.
When he once again soared into the air and began to slaughter wantonly, on the ground, there was a glutinous worm whose stomach had been cut open. Its body was writhing madly as it struggled for its life.
In the mountain pass, the formations buzzed. Many soldiers worked together to resist the waves of attacks from the insect swarm. Everyone was contributing their strength, especially the formation cultivators and refiners. They were constantly running around the city walls, repairing the formations that were damaged due to overload and replacing the spirit weapons and spirit treasures that were placed in the eye of the formations.
The soldiers were keenly aware that the insectoids' attacks on the mountain pass had weakened significantly, and they were no longer as crazy as before.
Moreover, the scale of the insect tide was clearly smaller than before.
Naturally, they did not think that this was the Insectoids being merciful. There was only one reason for such a change, and that was that one person had single-handedly killed his way into the Insectoid swarm, diverting too much of the Insectoids' attention and killing too many of them.
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